A passenger aboard an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Dubai opened a cabin door and fell to the tarmac before takeoff Monday evening, injuring themselves and causing lengthy delays.
The plane, a Boeing 777, was sitting on the tarmac at Toronto Pearson International Airport preparing for takeoff when the incident took place.
Air Canada confirmed to Global News that during the boarding of flight AC056, a passenger “who had boarded the aircraft normally,” opened a cabin door on the opposite side of the aircraft, instead of going to their seat while the aircraft was at the gate.
As a result, the passenger sustained injuries falling to the tarmac, and emergency services and authorities were called in.
I’ve been wondering why door plugs aren’t the same. Shouldn’t the pressure hold it closed?
The pressure is going the other direction. The inside of the cabin is a higher pressure than outside. So while it’s designed to have the pressure hold it closed from the inside, if the bolts are loose it will just get pushed all the way out.
Shouldn’t the plug be bigger than the hole so it can’t be pushed all the way out?
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What other direction? I’m not a moron. Of course there is more pressure inside. It shouldn’t need bolts to hold it closed if the pressure is doing it. The door should only open inwards.